Well, I knew it was too good to be true. My LC-110 with about 17 hours run time just failed.
I was filling from 200 to 310 bar on an 88 cu ft. SCBA tank, and at about 280 bar the dipstick blew out of the compressor, and it sounded really "different" than normal, so I turned it off. There was also a lot of smoke (oil vapor?) coming out of the oil fill port. FYI, when I turned it off, the pressure vented out the oil fill line, not real fast but about 300 bar per minute. I let it cool off for an hour, plugged the hose, and started it up. Sounds OK, but much more than normal oil vapor, plus it went to about 270 bar or so and wouldn't go any higher. I e-mailed Coltri about getting a rebuild kit or at least some spare repair parts. We'll see. Its no longer under warranty, but I'll also e-mail Daystate and AoA and see what they say.
Now I'm thinking I should have just kept that two cylinder Tuxing that I modified (I gave it to my buddy Nick)... I'm going through at least two tanks of air every weekend shooting and practicing, gonna suck running to the dive shop every week... At least San Diego Divers is only about 20 minutes away, and they fill to 310 bar for $5 per tank. ;(
I was filling from 200 to 310 bar on an 88 cu ft. SCBA tank, and at about 280 bar the dipstick blew out of the compressor, and it sounded really "different" than normal, so I turned it off. There was also a lot of smoke (oil vapor?) coming out of the oil fill port. FYI, when I turned it off, the pressure vented out the oil fill line, not real fast but about 300 bar per minute. I let it cool off for an hour, plugged the hose, and started it up. Sounds OK, but much more than normal oil vapor, plus it went to about 270 bar or so and wouldn't go any higher. I e-mailed Coltri about getting a rebuild kit or at least some spare repair parts. We'll see. Its no longer under warranty, but I'll also e-mail Daystate and AoA and see what they say.
Now I'm thinking I should have just kept that two cylinder Tuxing that I modified (I gave it to my buddy Nick)... I'm going through at least two tanks of air every weekend shooting and practicing, gonna suck running to the dive shop every week... At least San Diego Divers is only about 20 minutes away, and they fill to 310 bar for $5 per tank. ;(
